Five to face Craigavon Magistrates’ Court over illegal dissident republican parades

FOUR men aged 24, 27, 47 and 48, and a 49 year old woman have been charged with a total of twenty offences relating to Easter parades.

It follows unnotified dissident republican parades in Lurgan and Belfast on 15 and 16 April this year.

The offences include ‘taking part in an unnotified procession’ and ‘wearing clothing, or having article(s), as a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation’.

All five individuals are due to appear at Craigavon Magistrates court on Friday, October 6.

As is usual procedure, the charges will be reviewed  by the PPS.

It is understood two males, aged 35 and 41 were reported to the Public Prosecution Service for similar offences relating to the same processions.

A 48 year old man has also been reported to the PPS for the offence of ‘organising an unnotified procession.’